diff --git a/lib/vagrant/config/loader.rb b/lib/vagrant/config/loader.rb
index 6dfa6cdc5..ffd66b2c9 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/config/loader.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/config/loader.rb
@@ -194,13 +194,18 @@ module Vagrant
       def procs_for_path(path)
         @logger.debug("Load procs for pathname: #{path}")
 
-        begin
-          return Config.capture_configures do
+        return Config.capture_configures do
+          begin
             Kernel.load path
+          rescue SyntaxError => e
+            # Report syntax errors in a nice way.
+            raise Errors::VagrantfileSyntaxError, :file => e.message
+          rescue Exception => e
+            # Report the generic exception
+            raise Errors::VagrantfileLoadError,
+              :path => path,
+              :message => e.message
           end
-        rescue SyntaxError => e
-          # Report syntax errors in a nice way.
-          raise Errors::VagrantfileSyntaxError, :file => e.message
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/errors.rb b/lib/vagrant/errors.rb
index 8b9e8833a..e51d74a4f 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/errors.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/errors.rb
@@ -428,6 +428,10 @@ module Vagrant
       error_key(:vagrantfile_exists)
     end
 
+    class VagrantfileLoadError < VagrantError
+      error_key(:vagrantfile_load_error)
+    end
+
     class VagrantfileSyntaxError < VagrantError
       status_code(41)
       error_key(:vagrantfile_syntax_error)
diff --git a/templates/locales/en.yml b/templates/locales/en.yml
index 5703ebbb0..27eb14616 100644
--- a/templates/locales/en.yml
+++ b/templates/locales/en.yml
@@ -278,6 +278,13 @@ en:
       vagrantfile_exists: |-
         `Vagrantfile` already exists in this directory. Remove it before
         running `vagrant init`.
+      vagrantfile_load_error: |-
+        There was an error loading a Vagrantfile. The file being loaded
+        and the error message are shown below. This is usually caused by
+        a syntax error.
+
+        Path: %{path}
+        Message: %{message}
       vagrantfile_syntax_error: |-
         There is a syntax error in the following Vagrantfile. The syntax error
         message is reproduced below for convenience:
diff --git a/test/unit/vagrant/config/loader_test.rb b/test/unit/vagrant/config/loader_test.rb
index 9109eb863..309d5247b 100644
--- a/test/unit/vagrant/config/loader_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/vagrant/config/loader_test.rb
@@ -175,5 +175,10 @@ describe Vagrant::Config::Loader do
       expect { instance.set(:file, temporary_file("Vagrant:^Config")) }.
         to raise_exception(Vagrant::Errors::VagrantfileSyntaxError)
     end
+
+    it "should raise a proper error if there is a problem with the Vagrantfile" do
+      expect { instance.set(:file, temporary_file("foo")) }.
+        to raise_exception(Vagrant::Errors::VagrantfileLoadError)
+    end
   end
 end